Brain Atrophy in Type 2 Diabetes

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Authors

Chris Moran · Monash University

Thanh G. Phan · Monash Medical Centre

Jian Chen · Monash University

Leigh Blizzard

Richard Beare · Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Alison Venn

Gerald Münch · Western Sydney University

Amanda Wood ·

Abstract

Cortical atrophy in T2DM resembles patterns seen in preclinical Alzheimer disease. Neurodegeneration rather than cerebrovascular lesions may play a key role in T2DM-related cognitive impairment.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 36, Issue 12, pp. 4036-4042

DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0143

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